The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-24
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
The Ute Troubles Magnified
and Distorted.
gINTAH ARD OURAY BRAVES
weut Psaee-The Fate OF Chipsta-
Exercise OF Bad Judgment
by Local Autkoritiess
The Ute Troubles.

WASHINGTON, August pa telegram
has been received at the War Depart
ment from Major Rsndlett, command
ing Fort DuChesne, Utah, dated August
10th, through General Terry, saying:
.'CoIoroW has bis followers with him.
about $50 in all, including men, women
and children. There are no indications
of his being reinforced. All Indians at
Uintsh and 0ursy want peace. L be-
lieye Coiorow would come to the reser-
vation If he could get there without be-
ing attacked. Most of the party who
vent out with Andrews have returned
to the agency, frightened back. They
claim that Colorow's camp could not be
found. Great anxiety is felt regarding
Chipeta. II the cowboys have harmed
her, I anticipate that it will end in
serious trouble. This is the first time
the name of Uhipeta has been mentioned
in reports from the Indian troubles,
Although nothing is known of her
here, Il is presumed at the Var De-
partment that she is either a re tive OF
ColoroW or a daughter of some prom
ineut Ute chief.
a telegram has been received at the
Interior Department from Senator Tel
Ter, at Denver, to the effect that if the
Ute Indians in Colorado are not re-
turned to the reservation there will be
trouble. The Acting Secretary of the
Interior Department has requested of
the War Department that as the aid OF
the military seemed to have been in
yoked TO prevent the threatened out
break and to preserve peace, that while
8 force of troops is in the 10
cality of the Indians, all proper
means may be used by it to
induce the Indians to go and remain
upon the reservation. Reports of an
engagement between Colorow and
the sheriffs posse, do not, in the opin-
ion of War Department officials, war
rant the use of troops to suppress the
supposed outbreak. As soon as the In
dams are attacked by troops they will
not only defend themselves, but attack
settlements, and in order to avoid the
Indian war, the assistance of troops
will be withheld until necessary for the
protection of citizens, and every effort
will be made to induce the Indians to
return quietly.
From the character of the informa-
ton received, the military authorities
are inclined to the belief that the State
hu6uOIktISS cAcIOLoOU UhO
ment. and were too precipitate In the
attempt to serve civil process On in
dicted Indians. It is hoped that the
trouble may be suppressed without
blOOdshed.
ALL OF WHICH rs Rot.
GLRNwooD SPRINGS. August 23-NO
news has yet been received from Sheriff
Kendall and posse of seventy five men,
who left here Sunday morning to ar
rest the two Indians indicted for horse
steSling, and fears are entertained for
their safety. A courier arrived few
minutes ago. and reported that a band
of 100 bucks from Uintah Agency had
been seen making their way towards
CoIoroE's camp, on Milk River. This
news was of such serious character that
General Rsarden, who is camped about
twenty-five miles from here, near
Picesnce Greek, with a company of
militia, will Immediately move into
Meeker for the better protection of the
town. It is rUmored that Chipeta,
widow of Ouray. the most powerful
chief. who ever ruled over the Utes, was
killed by the sheriff's party in the first
encounter with the Indians. If such
be the case it is thought serious trouble
cannot be averted.